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His Wide Awake Love…
Greets me in the Son rising of my morning heart…
the light of the new day resurrects into the set aside day gone by.
A thing of the past.
The Monday that seems like a Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday bundle…
is ready to run.
On your mark, get set, ready, go!
“Sing joyfully to God our strength.” Ps 81:2
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Let not the shadows of yesterday…
Dim the light of the new day.
“This is the day the Lord has made let us rejoice in it and be glad.” Ps 118:24
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“Take care to maintain peace and tranquility in your heart; let the waves toss and churn all around your boat, but fear not, because God is there and as a result, salvation.” Francis de Sales
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27
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“Lord, you have chosen me to be in a strange balance. It is a balance that one can only accomplish and hold on to while moving, in a dash. It is a little like a bicycle that cannot stand straight without rolling…Balance is not found riding it in place; it is found in lives lived out and sometimes eventful.” Madeleine Delbrel
“Make known to me your ways, Lord; teach me your paths.” Ps 25: 4
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“It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead. I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling in Christ Jesus. ” Phil 3:12-14
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Holiness is an Everyday YES…
In the midst of life’s ups and downs.
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There is a profound BEAUTY….
in the LETTING GO…
to make way for NEW GROWTH.
And I said to the one who stood at the gate of the year…
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“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied, “Go out into the darkness and put your hand in the hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.”
Minnie Haskins
“For I am the Lord, your God, who grasp your right hand. It is I who say to you, “Fear not, I will help you.” Is 41: 13
May your journey ahead into the year 2013 always be hand in hand with God. Happy New Year! May God be forever praised!
I just got glasses…Been a bit strange wearing them.
I feel very tall…everyone looks short…I feel like I’m walking downhill uphill.
Has made me think about Perspective.
“Let your nose point first to what you want to look at…then find the sweet spot where things that are blurry become clear, ” said Martha with the white hair.
Good advice. Don’t you think?
It’s not enough just to set your eyes on where you want to go…your body needs to move in the same direction.
And aren’t we all looking for that sweet spot – that God perspective – where things blurry become focused and clear?
I’m finding it takes some practice…and patience… intention… and good humor.
Hopefully in time the journey will no longer all seem downhill uphill.
It will become level ground.
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level. ” Psalm 143:10
Stepping from the whirlwind of life…
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I’ve made a decision…again it wells up from within…renewed conviction…
To be PRESENT…
Fully alive to the gift of today….
Immersed in the wonder of the now.
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Allowing it to fill this chalice to overflowing.
Lifting it upward…
In profound gratitude.
My footprints upon the earth…receiving, believing, and adoring.
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On the narrow road that leads to home.
Heart of J is back after a brief respite
Back on the road….will you travel with me?
There’s plenty of room in the “I am” of this day….everyday.
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“You set a table before me as my enemies watch; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Only goodness and love ill pursue me all the days of my life; I ill dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come.” Ps 23:5-6
through Him with Him in Him... 